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ANCHOR LEAD: WHAT’S THE WINDOW FOR ANTIVIRAL DRUGS? ELIZABETH TRACEY REPORTS Antiviral drugs given to people with the flu result in quite a drop in mortality in those hospitalized with the infection, a recent Lancet study shows, but benefit is …
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ANCHOR LEAD: CAN A MOUSE MODEL HELP PEOPLE WITH HUNTINGTON’S DISEASE? ELIZABETH TRACEY REPORTS Huntington’s disease is a progressive neurological disorder slowly robbing people of both cognitive and movement ability, until full time care is required at the end of …
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ANCHOR LEAD: THE MOST RECENT STUDY AGAIN CONCLUDES THAT E-CIGARETTES DON’T HELP PEOPLE QUIT SMOKING, ELIZABETH TRACEY REPORTS E-cigarettes really don’t help adults either in reducing or quitting their cigarette smoking habits, the most recent study in the Journal of …
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ANCHOR LEAD: DO YOU UNDERSTAND HOW E-CIGARETTES ARE BEING POSITIONED IN THE MARKET? ELIZABETH TRACEY REPORTS What’s the difference between harm reduction and smoking cessation when it comes to cigarette smoking and use of e-cigarettes? If you’re confused, that’s because …
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ANCHOR LEAD: WHAT IS THE STATE OF TUBERCULOSIS THIS WORLD TB DAY? ELIZABETH TRACEY REPORTS World TB Day has just been recognized, with the prediction that 3 million people worldwide are infected with tuberculosis each year but aren’t diagnosed or …
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ANCHOR LEAD: ARE STATINS INDICATED IN YET ONE MORE DISEASE? ELIZABETH TRACEY REPORTS Multiple sclerosis, or MS, is a common and sometimes relentless disease. Now statins, drugs usually used to lower heart disease risk, may help slow down progression of …
